Monday, June 22, 2009

Directions: Prepare the brownie mix as directed. Fold in the chocolate chips. Spray pan and pour batter in 9x13 pan. In a ziplock bag, put your butterfinger bars in. Take out your frustrations, and beat it with a rolling pin to crush them. :) Then sprinkle on the top of the brownie batter. Bake as directed on the box.. And wha-la, you have yummy butterfinger brownies!

This meal is so nice for Sundays! you can stick it in the crock pot and it's done when you get home!Cut up your chicken into pieces.. about 3 pieces per chicken breast. add to crock pot.then add your spices: salt, pepper, rosemary, thyme, and savory.add about a 1/2 c of chicken broth and fresh squeezed orange juice..or you can also add orange slices!diced onion: about 1/2 of a white onionthen add your glaze: in a pan, add: 3 tbsp butter, 3tbsp dijon mustard, 3 tbsp honey, about 1 tbsp of apricot jam..or in my case I used pepper jelly (deliciously made by a local vendor), and about 3tbsp fresh squeezed orange juice. let boil for a couple minutes and simmer for a few more. plug in your crock pot and about 3-4 hours later you have dinner!opt.. you can also bake this dish: just bake at 375 degrees for 20-30 minutes

Saturday, June 6, 2009

This dish is visually appealing and surprisingly delicious! I made it for the first time for some friends at a BBQ.

Ingredients:

1 broccoli head

cherries (or even grapes)

carrots

feta cheese

pine nuts

red onion

salami

apple cider vinegar

sugar

mayonnaise

salt & pepper

Cut up the broccoli head into small florets, put in bowl. cut off the stem and slice into thin slivers (make sure you shave the outer layer of the broccoli stem first, leaves, etc). cut up a few carrots into thin slivers, add to bowl. cut red cherries; cutting around the seed (you should get 3-4 slices out of each cherry). dice up about 1/3 of a red onion. Add about 1 cut of feta cheese. Slice salami into strips and add to bowl.

Dressing:

Add about 2 large spoonfuls of mayonnaise. Then, add about 2-3 tbsp of apple cider vinegar. Add about 1-2 tbsp of sugar. Mix well, then grind a few pinches of salt and pepper to taste.

(sorry, these measurements may not be exact, you have to add wet ingredients on how they look according to how much dry ingredients you have...hope that makes sense)